The Dying Gaul

The Dying Gaul

2005 · 95 min · EN · 6.0 (38 votes)
Dir. Craig Lucas · Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Campbell Scott, Ryan Miller, Robin Bartlett, Ebon Moss-Bachrach · Music Steve Reich

“"Woe to him who seeks to please rather than appall."”

Drama

A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.

VIBE

A quiet, simmering drama about the complexities of human connection and the masks we wear. It feels like a whispered confession, exploring loss and longing in the shadow of Hollywood's artifice.

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